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International Lottery Game CollapsesNews Story
20 states won't be getting millions of dollars in new revenue from a high-jackpot lottery after plans for the proposed international game collapsed amid a protest of U.S. military action in Iraq.The states were working toward the development of a lotto-style game that would have allowed 350 million residents scattered throughout the United States, Canada, Central America, Europe and Australia to compete for prizes that could have reached a total of $1 billion in a single drawing.But negotiations
Jan 5, 2004, 6:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery company keeping Jamaica on holdNews Story
Four years after being granted a lottery licence, and after one false start, Telefun International is yet to begin operating in the Jamaican market, the directors apparently having failed so far to raise the capital to float their games.At the same time, however, other companies have applied for lottery licences and are awaiting Cabinet approval, Walter Scott, chairman of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission, confirmed yesterday.Telefun International, which was granted a 10-year licence
Jan 5, 2005, 12:30 pm - Todd - Lottery News

565 lottery scammers arrested in global operationNews Story
Massive 14-month investigation spans the globe and brings more than 500 fraudsters to justice More than 2.8 million people in the U.S. paid to obtain credit cards, claim sweepstakes winnings and get in on lucrative investments that turned out to be too good to be true, officials said Tuesday as they announced hundreds of arrests in an international investigation. Authorities in five countries have arrested 565 people in fraud schemes that netted more than $1 billion. Many of those arreste
May 23, 2006, 6:41 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Embattled lottery pyramid scheme slammed by Australian courtNews Story
World Games Inc. (WGI), a loosely-based international company that has been on the run from legal authorities around the world for several years, was found to be in violation of the 1974 Trade Practices Act by the Australia Full Federal Court for organizing an international lottery pyramid scheme.The court's ruling was directed at Gold Coast company Worldplay Services Pty. Ltd., a corporate entity that is tightly coupled with WGI.The decision also upheld that Greg Kennedy, the company s director
May 10, 2005, 8:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Scam Reaches N.D. Sen. ConradNews Story
The letter looked official, but Sen. Kent Conrad thought the offer was fishy: wire $700 to Germany, then $715,810 in Spanish lottery winnings was his.The North Dakota Democrat even had an agent willing to talk him through -- or into -- the deal. I'm going to go right home and tell my wife, Conrad told the man who claimed to be an international lottery official. This is going to make a very merry Christmas in the Conrad household. Conrad was one of the latest targets of a mail scam that has r
Dec 18, 2003, 3:55 am - Todd - Lottery News

International lottery scams promise big cash, then take yoursNews Story
In case you haven't caught up with international lottery scams yet, you'd better learn how they work.The biggest fraud now chasing millions of gullible Americans is a scam claiming to be the Multi-State Mega Millions Lottery. Here's how it works:You receive an e-mail or letter from a guy who claims to be the lottery promotion manager, congratulating you because you've just won $5.5 million in their latest drawing. How come? Because your address was attached to the 12-digit winning number, and yo
Jul 19, 2004, 8:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

El Gordo doles out €2.5 billion in Spain's annual Christmas lotteryReply
Can you explain to me (help me understand ) why it would be a headache if PB were to become international?
Dec 27, 2022, 2:05 am - Gmgraves - Lottery News

Idaho ends Powerball in state, fearing foreign participationReply
I agree DELotteryPlyr, that's the big news here for me too. Many people complain about jackpots being won in other states I wonder how they will feel when the jackpot is won by someone in another country. Edit: To be clear, the Powerball states have been debating going international with the game for many years. They also got close to starting a new international game run by MUSL in 2004. But now we apparently have target dates set, and things have progressed to the point that the states are
Mar 11, 2021, 7:25 am - Todd - Lottery News

$900 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised just hours after initial estimateReply
For $50 M a pop you and your family could spend a week and a half at the International Space Station.
Oct 17, 2018, 2:25 pm - paymentplan-man - Lottery News

$650 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot skyrocketsReply
Hoping for an international jackpot winner,it's bound to happen eventually.Might as well be this current jackpot.
Aug 21, 2017, 6:44 pm - Bilionario - Lottery News